On 29th January 2020, Public Health England confirmed the first case in the UK of COVID-19 at the StayCity Hotel in York and deep cleaning and decontamination expert, Bio Decon were called in on the 5th February. From being a business designed to tackle infections, a year on York-based Bio...
From Universities, schools, pubs and restaurants, various possibilities have been circulating about where you are most likely to contract Coronavirus. But recent data has shown supermarkets are the current hot spot for contracting COVID-19. Since Coronavirus landed in the UK, we saw a peak in Coronavirus cases. This resulted in a...
As the pandemic continues, employers all across the UK have been working effortlessly to ensure their workplace is COVID-secure. But in order to see whether businesses are following government guidelines, the Health and Safety Executive have been conducting spot checks and inspections. In order to check and measure businesses are following...
Since the Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of us have been conscious about making sure we are disinfecting surfaces and being more hygienic. Though for many of us when trying to disinfect a surface, we spray the surface before wiping immediately after. But what if you discovered that wasn’t the most...
By now we all should be no stranger to wearing face masks to help avoid the spread of coronavirus. But why are masks so important in helping the spread of COVID-19 and how exactly do you care for your mask? Coronavirus spreads when people speak, breathe, cough, or sneeze, so wearing...
Since early cases of COVID-19, the rate in which the virus has been spreading has been significantly alarming. While there isn’t yet a full understanding of how the virus is transmitted scientists have found, from a recent study in Australia, that the virus which causes COVID-19 can survive up to...
Since COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019, the virus has spread to nearly every continent across the world, including Europe. Various restrictions, preventive measures and lockdown rules have been implemented to help control the virus, but what is the current situation with COVID-19 across the globe? Currently, across...
Since lockdown restrictions were lifted in July, there has been a rise in coronavirus cases. From university students to pubs and bars; ideas have been circulating around who is to blame for the rise in coronavirus cases as we move closer to a second wave. But what is actually causing...
COVID-19 has brought a lot of anxiety throughout these past months, from uncertainty in the government and unease of what the future holds. But one thing we at Bio Decon are confident in is the excellent delivery of decontamination services to help prevent the spread of the virus. Since lockdown restrictions...
As of the 24th of July, face coverings became mandatory in places within the UK, in order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. So, by now we all should be no stranger to the sight of face coverings, but when it comes to wearing a face-covering what are the...
